Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-21
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Coal is scarce in Rutland.
Several deer have been seen about Glen
Sutton recently.
All former students of Brattleboro will
hold a reunion Oct. %.
Vermont academy at SaXton's river has
lg1 students now enrolled.
All former students of Brattleboro High
School have Il reunion October 20.
Vermont academy at SaXtons River
has 197 students enrolled the present year.
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage opens the st.
Johnsbury lecture course, Thursday even
ing
The Brandon national bank cashed one
of William NJ. Buckley's checks-and is
out :4O0.
The adjourned annual inspection aud
parade of the Rutland fire department
occurs this afternoon.
c. Il. Collins's of Irasburgh barn was
burned the other night cause, COW and
a lantern insurance 5000
The y. NJ. c. A. lecture course is to
open on the 2Ith at Bratteboro with a
lecture by Geo. w. Cable
The net profits OF the Btattleboro fair
were SlO00 which will be put into inn
provemeuts of the ground and accomoda-
tions.
The next meeting of the Wlndham
County Pomona grange will be held at
Marlboro Thursday, Oct 9th. All
fourth degree members in good standing
will be present
The trustees of the Black River academy
have signed a contract with Smead and
Nortecote of Elmira, y. Y, for one of
their furnaces on the Ruttan-Smead
system of heating and ventllatlng.
When the new railroad buildings there
are completed, the people of South Royal
toa think there will be no pretter village
in the State than theirs.
The Bicyclc for October comes in maya
zine form aud presents very ere titable
appearance. its scope has been enlarged
and 1t now covers concisely other depart
ments of sDorts than that from which it
takes its name,
The firm of Griffith & Mcintyre, char
coal manufacturers of Dandy have bought
Il piece of wood land in Mendou, six miles
from Rutland, consisting of $50 acres, Tor
s5400. The property belonged to the Uni
versity of Vermont.
1t is announced that the annual meet
ing of the Franklin county teachers IN
stitute will be held at Swanton on Octo-
Der 26, 81 and 2S. DR.. MoWry of Boston,
who was present at the teachers meeting
at Wallingford last week, will DE the
principal speaker at this meeting.
At the present time there are IS savings
banks, savings institutions and trust com
panies in this State, with 53,SlO depusl-
tors, an increase in number OF 1891 over
that of the year ending June 81, 1856.
With this increase the amount deposited
has also swelled to the sum of Sl5, 5,5sl O5O.-
93, an increase during the year OF 81, $685.
OS1 46.
The Washington county potato crop,
nearly harvested, is under average. The
price ranges from 80 to ~ cents bushel,
Many car loads have been shipped direct
to Chicago and quantities TO New Eng
land Many farmers are holding back for
higher fig ures.
The third annual musical festival OF the
Orange county society Will be held at
Village Hall, Bradford, November Il,
Mr.. Blasdell will be the director.
Mrs. Shepard, pianist, and Miss Lizzie
Webb Cary, soprano.
II. NJ. Currier of Brattleboro, who has
been postal clerk between Springfield and
Newport, has been dropped, and william
Tracey, who has been running between
Brattleboro and Springfield, will succeed
him. Tracy's place will be filled by Daniel
Sullivan of Brattleboro.
| George W. Cushman, formerly of st.
| Albans, and now about leaving the Cush
man House at Malone to go to OsWego,
was presented with a handsome gold head,
ed cane on Saturday evening by party OF
friends Mrs. Cushman was remembered
with a china set of - pieces.
II. c. Hill of Isle La Motto, who has one
of the finest orchards in the State of Yer
mont Friday shipped from Platts
burgh to New York, over the Delaware
and Hudson Canal road, a card load ol
fameuse apples for which he receives
Ss25, or S375 per barrel. These apples